Apple M5 (10-Core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100)
Compared 2 processors: Apple M5 (10-Core), vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus (X2P-64-100). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| File Compression | 1770 MB/s | n/a |
| Clang Compilation | 139.5 KLines/s | n/a |
| HTML5 Browser | 412.4 pages/s | n/a |
| PDF Rendering | 438.2 MP/sec | n/a |
| Text Processing | 419.8 pages/s | n/a |
| Background Blur | 79.1 frames/s | n/a |
| Photo Processing | 169.4 frames/s | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | 21.8 MP/sec | n/a |
Blender
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Qualcomm |
| Announced | October, 15, 2025 | January, 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | n/a | Snapdragon X |
| Model number | T8142 | X2P-64-100 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 (10-core) | Adreno X2-45 |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 10 |
| Frequency | 4.61 GHz | 4.04 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | n/a |
| Threads | 6 | n/a |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 10 | 10 |
| Threads count | 10 | 10 |
| Multiplier | 46x | 34x |
| L1 cache | 320 KB/core | 288 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 28 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Custom |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | n/a |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR5X-9523 |
| Max Size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 4 | 8 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 153 GB | 152 GB |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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